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Best Practices for Presenting to a Technical and Non-Technical Audience

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Webinar Description:
Presentations are an important part of our day-to-day work, hence delivering effective presentation is a valuable skill for all professionals. Transportation professionals deliver different presentations for very different audiences, for example:
  • Clients (local and state agencies)
  • Public (community, elected officials, stakeholders potentially affected by a project)
  • Internal audience (team, manager, executive leadership)
  • Other (professional organizations such as ITE)
Although presenting is a common part of most professional lives, poor presentations are a common reality. Common issues observed in presentations can include:
  • Poor language/design.
  • Inadequate language: too technical or not technical enough.
  • Reading from slides.
  • Excessive amount of content.
  • Lack of professional experience (e.g. recent graduates)
In this webinar, a diverse group of transportation professionals from private and public sectors will share their experiences and best practices on effective presentations, both visually and verbally.

Learning Objectives:
  • Recognize that different audiences may require different presentation styles
  • Understand the principles of effective presentations, such as: knowing your audience; apply storytelling strategies; include a great opening pitch; use clear communication
  • Apply the strategies and practices discussed by the presenters in their daily job
  • Recognize common presentation mistakes and how to avoid them
  • Perform a self-assessment on their own skill gaps regarding delivering presentations

Policies: The webinar recording will be made available on-demand it will have a shelf life of 60 days to register before it is archived. Participants are able to purchase and retrieve their PDH credit certificate until their access to the content expires. After the content expires and goes into archive, the PDH credit certificate opportunity is forfeited.

Description

This webinar is led by ITE Professional Development Committee.

To learn how to register and see more information about the webinar including webinar fees and PDH credit certificate fees, please view the webinar course page here.

Webinar Description:

Presentations are an important part of our day-to-day work, hence delivering effective presentation is a valuable skill for all professionals. Transportation professionals deliver different presentations for very different audiences, for example:

  • Clients (local and state agencies)
  • Public (community, elected officials, stakeholders potentially affected by a project)
  • Internal audience (team, manager, executive leadership)
  • Other (professional organizations such as ITE)
Although presenting is a common part of most professional lives, poor presentations are a common reality. Common issues observed in presentations can include:
  • Poor language/design.
  • Inadequate language: too technical or not technical enough.
  • Reading from slides.
  • Excessive amount of content.
  • Lack of professional experience (e.g. recent graduates)
In this webinar, a diverse group of transportation professionals from private and public sectors will share their experiences and best practices on effective presentations, both visually and verbally.

Learning Objectives:
  • Recognize that different audiences may require different presentation styles
  • Understand the principles of effective presentations, such as: knowing your audience; apply storytelling strategies; include a great opening pitch; use clear communication
  • Apply the strategies and practices discussed by the presenters in their daily job
  • Recognize common presentation mistakes and how to avoid them
  • Perform a self-assessment on their own skill gaps regarding delivering presentations

Policies: Registration closes 30 minutes prior to start. The webinar recording will be made available on-demand it will have a shelf life of 60 days to register before it is archived. Participants are able to purchase and retrieve their PDH credit certificate until their access to the content expires. After the content expires and goes into archive, the PDH credit certificate opportunity is forfeited.

Contributors

  • Moderator: Dan Hennessey, P.E., PTOE, PTP, RSP1, Systems Development Division │Consulting Engineer | Austin Transportation and Public Works Department | Austin, Texas, United States

    Dan Hennessey, P.E., PTOE, PTP, RSP1, has worked for more than 15 years in transportation and mobility planning and traffic engineering, with a focus in multimodal transportation planning and traffic engineering design. Dan has developed long-range plans for counties, cities, urban areas, and downtown cores and has done detailed operations and design analysis on major infrastructure projects along freeways and urban roadways, including significant transit corridors. He has led programming efforts to determine funding strategies for municipalities, and his work has combined planning, operations, and maintenance efforts to most efficiently produce results for stakeholders and residents. Dan is a recognized Fellow member of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) and is currently the Vice Chair for the Transportation Planning Council. Dan graduated from The Ohio State University (B.S., Civil Engineering, 2007) and the University of California, Berkeley (M.S., Civil Engineering, 2008).

  • Sam Morrissey, MBA, P.E., TE, Vice President, Transportation | LA28 | Los Angeles, California, United States

    Sam Morrissey, MBA, P.E., TE, is the Vice President of Transportation for LA28, the private nonprofit organizing committee responsible for delivering the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. In this role, Sam leads the Transportation Functional Area for LA28, which includes the planning, development, deployment, and operation of all Games Stakeholder fleet services and supporting operations to move athletes, technical officials, national committee members, international sport federation representatives, media, spectators, and workforce between the more than 75 Games venues, accommodations, training facilities, and broadcast centers spread across three counties in Southern California, all while ensuring the day-to-day activities and commerce of the greater Los Angeles region can continue. Given the scale and complexity of Games transport operations, the 2028 Games provide a unique opportunity to leave a legacy of improved mobility in the Los Angeles region, and in his role Sam works with public agency partners to ensure the region’s transportation facilities and public transport systems can be maximized to provide for the mobility needs of Games participants and non-participants alike. Sam has more than 25 years of experience in transportation operations, planning, and implementation, special event planning and operations, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and emerging technologies, autonomous vehicles, travel demand management program oversight and implementation, program development, project management, capital improvements, and sustainability programs, cultivated through increasing levels of responsibility in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Sam holds a BS in Civil Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from the University of Southern California.

  • Beth Ostrowski, P.E., PTOE, Regional Practice Leader | KCI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Nashville, Tennessee, United States

    Beth Ostrowski, P.E., PTOE, serves as the Regional Practice Leader for the transportation group of KCI in Nashville, Tennessee. During her 15 years in practice, Beth has worked on a wide range of project types in both the public and private sectors. Beth loves solving problems, is passionate about helping her community, and doesn’t back down in the face of a challenge. She is most proud of the projects that have engaged communities and solved longstanding mobility challenges, even when tough community meetings were involved.

  • Tyler Krage, P.E., PTOE, Traffic Signals Section Supervisor | CDOT – Division of Traffic Safety | Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Tyler Krage, P.E., PTOE, is the Traffic Signals Section Supervisor with the City of Chicago's Department of Transportation. In his current role, he ensures that the 3000+ signals throughout the city operate and are designed under CDOT's standards, balancing safety and efficiency. Tyler has worked in signal operations across IL, MN, WI, ND, WY, and CA, and is particularly excited at opportunities to compliment tried and true signal techniques with innovations in big data, complete streets, equitability, and urban systems. He lives in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago with his wife and loves biking, live music, and exploring both the city and the great outdoors.

December 7, 2023
Thu 2:00 PM EST

Duration 1H 30M

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